Pierre Toussaint, an immigrant from Haiti, was a devout and celebrated Roman Catholic. Mr. Vance may find much to emulate in his life story.

Undermining the fabric of shared reality is one of the most brutal and insidious tactics of authoritarian regimes. Christians have a moral responsibility to stand against lies.

With Pennsylvania widely considered the most crucial of the seven 2024 swing states and America feeling stuck in a winter of discord haunted by the specter of political violence, I decided to report on the election from Punxsutawney.

Catholics in the audience may not have been as startled by Senator Vance’s emphatic, sympathetic invocation of the second response of the Kyrie eleison.

The wide-ranging debate between Mr. Vance and Mr. Walz covered climate climate change, immigration, abortion, the economy and the state of democracy, among other issues.

For over a century, Boys Town has been serving at-risk youths, inspired by the founding vision of the Rev. Edward J. Flanagan.

Setting aside the question of character, there is no disputing Mr. Rose’s credentials for the Hall of Fame.

The challenge for Americans in a turbulent, anxiety-producing and, at times, dangerous world is to remain vigilant while keeping despair at bay.

A Reflection for Saturday of the Twenty-Sixth Week in Ordinary Time, by Connor Hartigan

Not attending is a missed opportunity both for the Harris-Walz campaign and our country.